After receiving his gold medal for the 1:49.63 world record breaking 200 IM swim at the FINA 2012 World Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey, Ryan Lochte ran over and gave it to this local boy. Awesome.
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Raw: Icy Christmas Day Swim
Some forty hardy Germans – who are known as the Berlin Seals – dipped their toes in the water of the city’s Oranke lake on Christmas Day, a tradition which goes back to 1984. (Dec. 25)
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KF swimmer seeks Olympic prom date (read: Lochte)
While her classmates were joking around about which celebrities they would take to prom, King’s Fork High School senior swimmer Danielle Jennette said, “I’m going to take Ryan Lochte.”She has since gone to impressive lengths trying to make a prom date with the 11-time U.S. Olympic medalist a reality.
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Underwater Santa entertains children in Mexico
The aquarium team at Guadalajara Zoo in Mexico decide to surprise young visitors with an unusual sight – a scuba diving Santa. Report by Mark Morris.
Underwater Santa Claus surprises children in Guadalajara, Mexico
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Happy Holidays 2012
Taking some time off :-)
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CC photo #359: Pál’s bronze medal from Istanbul 2012
The bronze medal that Pál Joensen won at the Istanbul 2012 World Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey.
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GB swimmer Ross Davenport embraces soaking wet wedding day
Belper-born Ross, 28, has taken part in three Olympic Games – Athens 2004, Beijing 2008 and London 2012 – but has this year decided to retire from competitive swimming. He will instead take on the role of assistant to City of Derby swimming club head coach Mel Marshall.
And, on Saturday, he tied the knot with fiancée Claire Whitfield, at St Mary’s Church, in Melton Mowbray.
“The only thing was the weather but it didn’t change a thing as we knew it could be like this at this time of year. To be honest – having been surrounded by water all my life – it might as well rain on my wedding day.”
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Michael Phelps Confesses to Early Fear of Water
From August 2012, American swimming legend Michael Phelps confesses that he used to be afraid of putting his face under water. The winner of a record eighteen Olympic medals also said his first time on the podium was the most special.
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Michael Phelps named AP Male Athlete of the Year
Now that he’s away from the pool, Michael Phelps can reflect – really reflect – on what he accomplished.
“It’s kind of nuts to think about everything I’ve gone through,” Phelps said. “I’ve finally had time to myself, to sit back and say, `… that really happened?’ It’s kind of shocking at times.”
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